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UK holidays, days out & entertainments

Want to find a MoneySaving way to enjoy a trip to a theme park or a short break in the UK?

Free bonfire night activities?
Are you up to anything fun and free this bonfire night? Local fireworks events? Homemade flask of something warming? At-home entertainments? We'd love to know. 🎆🎇🔥
Finding last minute hotel deals? (ideally central Liverpool)
Browsing the Travelodge website, it seems the prices of hotel stays are going up. Does anyone have any recommendations and websites for last minute hotel deals in the UK? I'm looking to stay in Liverpool during October, but not sure if I should bank on getting a last minute deal.
Monthly Merlin Passes
Hi... Does anyone know when you purchases these monthly is the joining fee payable up front or is it also spread over 12 months? I am assuming as its a joining fee its payable up front but I am hoping it could be spread across 12 months. I've tried looking on their website and tried FB messenger but no luck.
Family stay in London
Planning a family trip to London next year, 3 adults age 79,48,45 and a 6 year old child. Never stayed in London before, so I don't really know what location to be looking at. We will either need 2 twin rooms or 1 family room and ideally breakfast included, possibly 3 night mid week in July or August.
hotels.com
Hi all, I used hotels.com to book a two-night the North Stafford Hotel in Stoke-On-Trent. I pre-payed on hotels.com website using PayPal. I get a confirmation email to confirm the booking; along with a booking number. Ok, so far so good. I arrived at the hotel, went to check-in at reception. The hotel staff me tell that no…
Buyagift
Does anyone have any experience of this company / site? I'm finding them infuriating. My mother bought me and my sister vouchers, and trying to book an 'experience' seems to be impossible. Their 'help' pages are nothing of the sort, helpful tips like "make sure you have typed the code in correctly", and took ages to find…
Sun newspaper holidays - SITE REVIEWS
Hi all I looked to see if there was a similar thread - and can only find an old, (now closed) thread Might it be helpful if we reviewed where we have stayed? Perhaps putting the name of the park in bold at the top of the post - so is easy for others to find? I have a few to review if others think this is a good idea
daysout.com?
Feel like these guys were around years ago, weren't they the ones with the brochure you ordered for a fiver with coupons for days out? Looking to book Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Caledonian Travel Glasgow to Harry Potter Studios
Has anyone done the 2 night trip through Caledonian Travel from Glasgow to Harry Potter Studios? Travelling down Saturday, tour on Sunday morning, then back up Sun Afternoon? You get about 3.5/4 hours in the actual HP tour on the Sunday. A mate said he done it with his son and said it was plenty of time there. Anyone else…
Sykes takeover of Lyme Bay Holidays, not great news for their customers.
For many years we have booked accommodation in the Lyme Regis area with LBH, including a week last May just before the take over, this morning I visited the website to book another week in late Spring, The new Sykes style website is no where as useful as the old one which used to show you exactly where each property was so…
Bed bugs found at apartment
Hi, This is my first post so sorry ahead of any posting rule breaking. 😬 I paid for an apartment through Booking.com in Bath for 3 nights. After the first night I woke up covered in red marks which looked like I’d been bitten. I’ve had a bad experience with bed bugs years ago so immediately recognised the bite marks and…
Refunds on football cancelled cause of queens death
Can anyone help? I bought two tickets from seat unique for West Ham Newcastle game 11th September and have been told these tickets will be issued for the rearranged match… I know that my friend, whom I bought the tickets for, will not be able to attend the rearranged fixture as he lives in another country, and also they…
Sun Saver Codes September 2022
Can anyone tell me if there was a code in yesterday's paper ( Friday 9th September ) , or if there was a generic one issued (as per today) please. I couldn't find papers anywhere when I went out, and didn't get the chance to check the site.
Sun Holiday codes for July 2022
Starting Saturday 9th July 2022 Collect 10 codewords including the bonus one to book I’ll be editing the codewords into this first post for easy access Booking Office will be at https://www.ukholidaysinthesun.co.uk/?_ga=2.63680170.426109659.1656925960-1498131239.1656925960 BONUS ………….. ROLL Saturday 9th July..NECK Sunday…
Hotel prices going up?
We're looking to book a hotel in London on the weekend of the 12th Nov. We'd shortlisted a handful of hotels at the beginning of this week and spent the next few days working out what to do in the area to determine which hotel would be best. After the making a decision, we went to book but the price had gone up by £40. The…
Skye, is it good to visit in next few days?
Thanks, or when it's cloudy no light rain better?
Searching for GB self catering for tall people
Hi, there are lots of websites where you can search for self-catering accommodation in Britain, but does anyone know of a website where you can limit the search to just those with a super king size bed and a big shower? Me and my wife are more than twelve foot between us so these are pretty much showstoppers for us, and so…
Isle of Wight in the rain
Hi all We’re going to the Isle of Wight on Sunday for 6 days. I know there’s tons to do outside but sadly the weather forecast is not good, some thunder/lightning and quite a bit of rain. Knowing how fickle the Met Office can be we’re hoping it will be better than the forecast :D Can you suggest some nice indoor things…
Jersey advice
Hi. I'm thinking of going to Jersey for a fortnight by car/ferry in the autumn. Any advice on where to stay etc. With a car we can stay inland, but are we then penalised if we want to come to the port towns re parking and accessibility? I can't find any recent advice on MSE. Are the ferries ok at the moment, or are they…
Dog friendly accommodation in whitby
Hi, Thinking about a short break in whitby and would like to take our cockapoo. Looking for recommendations for dog friendly hotels or holiday accommodation close to all the amenities. Thanks

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